Pa. woman accused of sexually abusing autistic boy, 5

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Brittany Lepkowski, who Pa. authorities say was on parole, is accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy in Lackawanna County. Worse still, the boy has autism.

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This is a most troubling child sex abuse case out of Lackawanna County: A woman on parole is accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy. Worse still, the boy has autism.

WNEP-TV reports that suspect Brittany Lepkowski of Dunmore, Pa., was jailed Wednesday on $115,000 bail after being apprehended in western Pennsylvania.

She was arraigned Wednesday on charges of indecent assault and corruption of minors, the news station reports. She also faces a parole violation for being out of the area.

There is little more information on the abuse case, including how Lepkowski knew the child and where and when the alleged abuse took place.

Her preliminary hearing in the case was not immediately scheduled.

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